Talk:Male rape research
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Hey there, I don't really have strong feelings about this page. An editor recommended we reduce the length of the rape page by creating new pages for lengthy topics. This and causes of rape were our longest sections (there is a member very concerned with this topic) so I just created pages for them. I am fine with the rape page as is but was following a recommendation to create this page. All told I actually advised the creator of the male rape section on the rape page to start his own new page on this topic since he wanted to write at length and it didn't all fit on the rape page. Much of that has been edited out bc it was too long. This is a new and key topic in the world of rape crisis research. This and lgbt sexual assault and domestic violence are the new frontiers.
the discussion on starting new pages is here: talk rape
thanks, it's up to the rest of wiki I supose.
The tone may be a little controversial as the original author was very emotional but I think it can be edited to sound more neutral pretty easily.
--Survivor 18:17, 22 June 2006 (UTC)
Someone has deleted the page without notice I think while i was editing it. I guess I will paste it here in case anyone wants to discuss what it used to look like. I don't understand what the conflict is except the controversial topic? Why is there not discussion on this? --Survivor 18:55, 22 June 2006 (UTC)
Please discuss here (above text):
I think someone read this talk page and then deleted the whole rape page except sociobiological theories. *sigh*. Please don't do that.
thanks, --74.130.65.25 05:03, 23 June 2006 (UTC)survivor
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Male sexual assault and rape is a topic new to the research world. What can be estimated from the Uniform Crime Report rape statistics is that rape of males, by both genders, represents a minimum of about 10% of all rapes.
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[edit] Rape of males by males
It is less well-known that many men and boys have been raped by other males. Male on male rape is common in incest, incestuous rape, and other situations, (such as prison or other similar settings) where men and boys are dependent on elder males and/or are unable to escape stronger males. Since the United States Regarding the gender the victims (in some states rape of males is considered impossible by the law), and regarding the gender of the victimizer, no reliable statistics on male-male rape can be taken from crime statistics. However, since there is no known uniform gender-neutral data on all forms of rape it impossible to distinguish how many males were raped by males versus those males raped by females.
Men, young men and boys suffer rape-related trauma by rape and sexual assault just as female victims do. In addition, due to male socialization to consider all male-male sexual contact to be shameful, to 'be tough and take it like a man' and to eschew victimhood in all its forms, many males who were survivors of male rape choose to suffer in silence rather than risk reporting the crime. These victims consider the shame of disclosure and their likely shunning by other males, as worse than the crime itself; a form of double-bind shame similar to the double-bind blame that male-female rape victims often face. Incest by fathers or incestuous rape of male children by adult men in responsible roles is an especially traumatic form of sexual crime against males that has gained widespread national attention in the United States due to the recent Roman Catholic sex abuse cases. Male-male rape often does deep damage to or destroys the survivor's image of himself as a man which may cause him to feel helpless and alone among other men.
When a male is raped (by a male or female) the involuntary physiological response of erection or orgasm cannot be taken to imply that the act was welcomed by the victim. A capable assailant, male or female, can induce these involuntary physical responses in the majority of males with force and/or with deception. Likewise, in incest or incestuous male-male rape, 'voluntary' initiation, 'voluntary' participation, and involuntary enjoyment by the victim, do not imply that the sexual assault is consensual, less loathsome, or less traumatic to the victim. Many people mistake these involuntary physiological effects, falsely, as indications of consent, when in fact the male rape victims have no more control over his involuntary physiological responses than do female rape victims.
Male-on-male rape does not imply homosexuality. This is a common misperception. People often view the male aggressor as a homosexual, and may think of the recipient as having homosexual tendencies too, especially if he shows signs of sexual stimulation during the experience. Research indicates that the most common form of male-male rape is group rape by other males who rape males who are considered less than 'real' men or latent homosexuals; therefore it is a mistake to perceive the rapists as homosexuals in these cases too. A male rape victim will often experience involuntary erection when forcibly penetrated by rapists of either gender but that does not mean that he is homosexual or that he enjoys the rape. To falsely label a male rape victim 'homosexual' just because his rapist was male can cause the rape victim double-bind shame in cultures where discrimination against homosexuals is rampant.
[edit] Rape of males by females
Women also can commit an act of rape with force or deception to make a man (or adolescent) engage in a non-consensual penetrative sexual act. According to Court TV's Crime Library, women commit about 10% of all sexual offenses and their abuse often involves their own child or children which is incest. Several widely publicized cases of female-male statutory rape in the United States involved school teachers raping their teenage male students. A recent example of this is that of Debra Lafave of Greco Middle School and her teenaged student. The controversial case questioned the mindset that teenagers are too innocent to give consent to sex.
Rape of males by females is widely, but incorrectly, considered impossible because male erectile response is seen as voluntary, when, in fact, it is involuntary.[1] Therefore, male victims of rape by females often face social, political, and legal double-standards [1]. Female rapists are usually seen as much less culpable than male rapists by the courts. In addition, male victims of female rape often endure a double-bind because men are considered to always want sex with a woman which means that female-on-male rape can be seen, by others, as consensual when in fact the female sexual predator usually uses covert psychological or emotional coercion to commit the crime. In addition, since rape by females is much less well known than male-female rape, male victims of female rapists often find little support from rape crisis centers. Finally, since the incidence of female-on-male rape is on record at much higher rates (31% compared to 10%) in Canada, it is likely being substantially under-reported in the US.
In many countries, male rape is legally classified under a different law or name. However, the nature of the incident, and its consequences, are similar. It is said that male rape is taken less seriously as a result of the stereotypical views held about males in many societies, including modern Western society. Men's rights lobbyists are pushing for tougher male rape laws, and have gained some success, but many still feel that more work is needed to be done.
[edit] Further Reading
Male survivors
- Dorais, Michel, Don't Tell: The Sexual Abuse of Boys, McGill-Queen Univ Press, 2002.
- Mezey, Gillian, and King, Michael, Male Victims of Sexual Assault, Oxford, 2000.
[edit] External Links
Male-male and female-male rape links
- Inside the Mind of a Female Sex Offender
- Take Care of Your Mother - Or Else
- Revenge: A Dish Best Served Cold
- Male Survivor - Overcoming Sexual Victimization Of Boys and Men
- Male Sexual Abuse Victims of Female Perpetrators: Society's Betrayal of Boys
- Female Sexual Offenders
- Female Sex Offenders
- Male sexual assault survivors
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